September 17, 2021 Prairie Snapshot: Eight companies with potential in central Canada The Canadian Prairies may soon be known as much for their diverse mineral wealth including uranium, nickel and copper, as for their potash endowment and rolling hectares of grain.
September 16, 2021 Russia mulls new extraction tax and higher profit tax for metals firms Russia's finance ministry proposed setting a mineral extraction tax linked to global prices for producers of iron ore, coking coal and fertilizers.
September 15, 2021 BHP inks supply deals for Jansen potash output The non-binding agreements with major importers would cover 100% of future potash production from the Canadian mine.
September 8, 2021 Potash majors interested in reviving Argentine mine, owner says Argentina’s Mendoza province is in talks with some of the world’s top producers of potash to revive the Rio Colorado mine.
September 2, 2021 Mosaic expects Hurricane Ida to disrupt North American phosphate operations Mosaic expects production to be down by approximately 300,000 tonnes.
August 27, 2021 How Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining wealth sold the war US media regurgitates a 2010 New York Times frontpage story on Afghanistan’s mineral riches based on a secret Pentagon memo and a 1977 Soviet geologic map.
August 20, 2021 Court rules Intrepid Potash has no water rights in New Mexico Intrepid’s use of the Pecos River water gained controversy after the company disclosed it planned to sell it to the oil and gas industry.
August 17, 2021 The vital fertilizer that’s driving multibillion-dollar bets BHP Group’s go-ahead to spend $5.7 billion on a giant Canadian potash mine is shining a spotlight on a commodity vital to feeding the world.
August 17, 2021 Nutrien confident in potash demand even with BHP’s project Global potash demand by 2030 is likely to be more than sufficient to absorb additional supply from Jansen, said Morningstar analyst.
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am
